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Submitted by Aniki on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 8:50am

Wow, it's already Thursday! More like Blursday since the days seem to run together. If those calendar reminders didn't pop up, I'd likely miss trash day!

Things continue to be somewhat surreal. As much of an introvert as I am, this confinement is wearing on me. I haven't seen my sister (bff) in over a month when I usually see her every week. I miss having a cuppa with my coffee buddy coworker. The corner barstool at my favorite tavern must feel abandoned. I used to visit it every 2-3 weeks, sip a Manhattan, and warm the wood. My colon hasn't had a work-crapfeteria-sketchy-chicken-sammich cleanse in 2 months. I told DH we're going for a drive this weekend and I don't want to see a single house for at least an hour.

Since I'm a bit stir crazy today, I need to remind myself of the things for which I'm thankful:

Work. The endless teleconferences are annoying (and did I mention endless?), but I'm still working.

Home. It's definitely a blessing to have a safe and solid place to live with the love of my life, my...

DH. He is an absolute rock. Still going to work every weekday, listens to his coworkers rant and rave, listens to his wife crab, and never falters. He is the lighthouse to my ship in the storm.

You. Yes, YOU! Thanks so much for your care and concern when I was AWOL. <3

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Happy Thankful Thursday Aniki! I am glad to see you are on the mend and getting back to posting again.

Today I am thankful for Thursday, because it's my Friday.
I am thankful for life starting to get back to more normal and being able to start seeing family and friends again.
I am thankful for my DH and kids, they have made this whole pandemic less miserable and less scary.

Aw Aniki, your post is so positive despite your blues. Had to laugh at the "sandwich cleanse."

Im thankful for:

1. My job

2. My family's health

3. My boat

4. ...and same as you Aniki: my fellow STalkers - I have had my moments of insanity too during quarantine. I have snuck into my office too when nobody is there and boy is it blissful to be away from DD17's depression and daily battles, DH's depression and inability to cope with how much he hates his job (to be fair, he has never had a job he likes, so I listen to his panicky frustrated rants and shrug it all off because I'm sick of his inability to enjoy any type of employment- I mean if I could survive 14 years of teaching, all else seems like a piece of cake. I regularly work 9-11 hours days with brutal deadlines at my hospital job and love it simply because it's not teaching). Going on STalk, reading a lot, and adding my two cents now and then has been vey cathartic for me, and for those of you who have been supportive or given me food for thought: I simply can't thank you enough!

I am pretty sure my cats are planning to kill us if we don't go back to work soon. I think we're interrupting their daily plotting meetings to take over the world or at least two streets on Staten Island (nerdy show joke for anyone who gets it).

I am grateful that the weather is turning and I don't have to bundle up for walks.